Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB3728: Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act; Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality; recodification; effective date.
Status: In committee, February 9, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act; amending 2 O.S. 2021, Sections 11-91, 11-92, 1193, 11-94, as amended by Section 632, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025, 11-97, 11-98, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 192, O.S.L. 2022, and 11-99 (2 O.S. Supp. 2025, Sections 11-94 and 11-98), which relate to the Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act; changing regulating agency from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality; updating statutory references; providing for recodification; and providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, January 15, 2026:
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act; amending 2 O.S. 2021, Sections 11-91, 11-92, 1193, 11-94, as amended by Section 632, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025, 11-97, 11-98, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 192, O.S.L. 2022, and 11-99 (2 O.S. Supp. 2025, Sections 11-94 and 11-98), which relate to the Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act; changing regulating agency from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality; updating statutory references; providing for recodification; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 2 O.S. 2021, Section 11-91, is amended to read as follows: Section 11-91. As used in the Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act: 1. "Aluminum material" means the metal aluminum or aluminum alloy or anything made of either aluminum or aluminum alloy, except aluminum beverage cans; 2. "Copper material" means the metal copper or copper alloy or anything made of either copper or copper alloy; Req. No. 15655 Page 3. "Department" means the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and its employees, officers and divisions; 4. "Digital image" means pixels intended for display on a computer monitor or for transformation into another format, such as a printed page. For purposes of this …